On January 20, 2025, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena, Elon Musk made a hand gesture that ignited…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [15/10/2018]
The biggest tech startup event taking place on the continent this week is DEMO Africa 2018. It’s happening in Casablanca this Thursday and Friday…
Founders Factory to build 100 tech startups across Africa in next five years
Corporate-backed tech startup accelerator and incubator Founders Factory has announced that it will, through its Founders Factory Africa initiative, build and scale 100 tech startups…
IBM, AfriLabs partner to expand digital skills across 123 hubs in 34 countries
US multinational IBM has partnered with AfriLabs, a pan-African network of innovation hubs, to expand digital skills across the organisation’s network of 123 hubs in…
SA startup The Sun Exchange announces $500k investment from Alphabit [Updated]
SA startup The Sun Exchange, a blockchain-based solar micro-leasing marketplace, announced today that it had received a $500,000 seed investment from Alphabit, a multi-million-dollar US…
Why we invested in Augmentors game – Llew Claasen, Vinny Lingham [Updated]
Assembling a team with the right skills has been a key challenge in the development of the Augmentors game, which claims to be the world’s first augmented…
Here are the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards finalists
Tech portal and advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the finalists of the fourth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in…
Total launches second edition of Startupper of the Year Challenge [Updated]
French oil and gas giant Total has launched the second edition of its Total Startupper of the Year Challenge in 37 countries across Africa….
Applications for MEST’s Class of 2020 are now open, here’s what you need to know
Do you aspire to be a pan-African software entrepreneur? The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has opened applications to its one-year long fully-sponsored…
Four events, activities to look out for at GITEX Future Stars 2018 [Sponsored]
This year’s edition of Gitex Future Stars is jam-packed with activities, workshops and conferences. Arguably one of the largest global startup events in the Middle…
SA based Tari Labs unveils free online blockchain, crypto university
Tari Labs, a contributor to SA-based blockchain protocol Tari, has launched a free online university to help incubate open-source projects and train blockchain developers, both…
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